Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

NCRW Resources

Reports & Publications

Effective_Philanthropy
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:30am
Taxes ARE a Woman's Issue: Reframing the Debate
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:43pm
Women in Fund Management: A Road Map for Achieving Critical Mass — and Why it Matters
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:19am
Gains and Gaps: A Look at the World's Women
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:46pm
MISSING Information About Women's Lives
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am

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Resources

Blog Posts

Going beyond Women’s Ambition: Diversifying Corporate Leadership from All Angles
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*By Áine Duggan*In his recent  LinkedIn post, PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) Bob Moritz, Chairman and Senior Partner, shares steps...
Looking to Women in America for Solutions
Kate Meyer
*By Kate MeyerLast week Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, and Preeta Bansal...
Origin of "Women of Color"
Kyla Bender-Baird
In case you never learned or in case you need a refresher, Western States Center offers this video of Loretta Ross, cofounder and national...
Missing Voices at the Table: Women with Disabilities
Kyla Bender-Baird
By Lisa McClain*In July 2010, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I’d like to encourage activists,...
Gender Fatigue in MBA Programs
jzeilinger@ncrw.org
*By Julie Zeilinger Despite widespread satisfaction over the fact that women now constitute close to 50% of students in medical and law schools...

Member Experts

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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Jessica González-Rojas is the Executive Director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, the only national reproductive justice...
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Juhu Thukral
Juhu Thukral is the Director of Law and Advocacy at The Opportunity Agenda. She has been an advocate for the rights of low-income and immigrant women...
Kyla Bender-Baird
Kyla Bender-Baird, Research and Programs Manager, is providing the Council with a wide range of research and communications support. She received a...
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Lisa McClain
Dr. Lisa McClain is an Associate Professor of History and the Director of Gender Studies at Boise State University. She researches the issue of...

News

  • Women and the Double Standard of Office Behavior
    March 5, 2010

    Today, women make up half of the work force, and half of the enrollment at medical and law schools. But women must still deal with a well-entrenched double standard when it comes to gender-acceptable behavior.
  • Women Are Gaining Speed in Government
    March 5, 2010

    Women hold chief executive and president positions in only 3% of the world's top 1000 companies and are just 13.5% of executive officers in the U.S.'s top 500. Yet in the public sector they have progressed at three times the rate.
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Women Make Headway in Politics - and Want More
    March 5, 2010

    The victory of Laura Chinchilla in Costa Rica's presidential elections, and the growing participation of women in Central American parliaments, point to their progress in the region's spheres of political power. But they still...
  • S.B.A. Readies Remedy for Bias Against Women in Federal Contracting
    March 4, 2010

    The Small Business Administration on Tuesday unveiled a proposed rule that would finally implement a law intended to increase the share of federal contracts to women-owned firms.
  • Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote
    March 3, 2010

    Under a U.S.-backed quota requiring that at least one quarter of Iraq's lawmakers be female, women have carved a foothold in the Iraqi political system. The country is holding its second parliamentary elections under the system on Sunday.